32.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Little Grove · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Little Grove need help with daily tasks now than in 2011. While about 4.8% of residents require assistance, the area sees a high rate of chronic illness, with 32.4% of people living with a long-term health condition.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure of 27.7%, with arthritis and mental health being the most common. About 10.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average.
32.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Little Grove, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Western Australian average, though it rose 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Little Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515021/little-grove/topic/health-disability